It: an action? An object? An event? One: one person? The other: one person? True story? Could it have helped one without harming the other? Could it have harmed the other without helping the first one?

It: an action? This An object? An event? One: one person? The other: one person? No to bothTrue story? YesCould it have helped one without harming the other? No, it would always harm the "other" Could it have harmed the other without helping the first one? Yes

Was the one helped because the other was harmed? Or was the help unrelated to the harm? One: a group of humans? The other: a group of humans? Was the action done by: one human? Several humans? Was it meant to help? Was it meant to harm?

Was the one helped because the other was harmed? Or was the help unrelated to the harm? This, except in that they were caused by the same actionOne: a group of humans? The other: a group of humans? No to bothWas the action done by: one human? Several humans? In this case it was done by one human, but has been done by many others alsoWas it meant to help? Was it meant to harm? Neither, really

Yopishly living thing: something that was living earlier? A virus? A representation of a living thing? No to all. Also, I made a BLOOPER - the one which was helped is not a living thing, the other which was harmed is yopishly living. Sorry!!

Is the nonliving thing bigger than a: grain of sand? Fingernail? Tennis ball? Toaster? Breadbox? Microwave oven? Washer? Car? House? Train? Same q about the yopishly living thing. Both are abstract concepts that can't be measured

Same questions for one and the other: A feeling? Freedom? Wealth? Fame? Health? This is the other, good question OTRT? The one is none of these, feeling is probably closest, but you are definitely working along the right lines

So it harmed someone's health, which is what it always does? But helped something else, which it doesn't always do? Is it a drug? A poison? A weapon? An accident? Is "it" also a concept? Does both "one" and the health belong to the same person? Does "one" belong to anyone at all? How about "it"?

So it harmed someone's health, which is what it always does? Correct But helped something else, which it doesn't always do? Yes Is it a drug? Thisish A poison? Also sort of this A weapon? An accident? Is "it" also a concept? No to the restDoes both "one" and the health belong to the same person? Yes Does "one" belong to anyone at all? Yes, in the same sense that your health 'belongs' to you How about "it"? 'It' is an action carried out by that person

Is it a legal drug? Such as alcohol? Or tobacco? Addiction relevant? Was a more serious condition discovered and treated because the person was being diagnosed/treated for the harm? Is the person HAM? Relevant?

Is it a legal drug? Such as alcohol? Or tobacco? This Addiction relevant? Only in that that is one of the ways tobacco is harmfulWas a more serious condition discovered and treated because the person was being diagnosed/treated for the harm? NoIs the person H Yes A Yes M? Irrel Relevant? Gender is not relevant, humanity is relevant, and assume they are old enough to smoke at least

Did he have a medical condition unrelated to smoking?Was he helped by: the physical effects of smoking? The mental effects of smoking? By smoking at a particular time and place? By having smokes with him at a particular time and place? Or matches/lighter? Relevant what he smoked? Where? How much? How often? Would it have worked if he: used snuff or chew tobacco? Smoked electronic cigarettes? Used nicotine gum or other medicine instead if smoking?

Did he have a medical condition unrelated to smoking?IrrelWas he helped by: the physical effects of smoking? The mental effects of smoking? By smoking at a particular time and place? This, no to restBy having smokes with him at a particular time and place? Or matches/lighter?

Relevant what he smoked? Only cigarettes would work really Where? Yes How much? No How often? Somewhat

Would it have worked if he: used snuff or chew tobacco? Smoked electronic cigarettes? Used nicotine gum or other medicine instead if smoking? No to all

Did he have to go some place in order to smoke? Did the good thing happen bacause he: was at a certain place t the time? Was absent from a certain place at the time? Did something significant happen while he was having a smoke? Would it have worked if he smoked a pipe? Or if he was finishing his last cigarette? Did someone bum a cigarette? Did smoking help by meeting a person? A girlfriend?

Did he have to go some place in order to smoke? YesDid the good thing happen bacause he: was at a certain place t the time? Yesish; there is not just one single incident of smoking that is relevant hereWas absent from a certain place at the time? NoDid something significant happen while he was having a smoke? YopeWould it have worked if he smoked a pipe? Yes Or if he was finishing his last cigarette? Not sure what you mean by thisDid someone bum a cigarette? NoDid smoking help by meeting a person? Yes A girlfriend? No

Person: friend? Enemy? Colleague? Competitor? Did he learn something important from this person? Or get help from this person? Is the person HAM? Relevant? Si that person a smoker? Relevant? Did he meet the person: on smoke breaks? When buying smokes?

Person: friend? Yope Enemy? Colleague? Yes Competitor? No Did he learn something important from this person? No Or get help from this person? Noish Is the person HAM? Assume human adult, sex irrel Relevant? Si that person a smoker? Yes Relevant? Yes Did he meet the person: on smoke breaks? This When buying smokes?

So he met a coworker while on a smoke break and they wound up becoming friends? Yep, that'll do

***SPOILER*** One of my friends mentioned recently how although she knows smoking is bad for her, it does wonders for her social life - she recently started a new job and has ended up making friends with other smokers because she sees them regularly in the smoking area. So smoking harmed her health, but helped her social life.

Thanks to Galfisk for following this all the way through and Balin for getting the exact spoiler :-)

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